The best Massively OP community Daily Grinds of 2018

Assuming the archives are correct, the first Daily Grind ever was penned by Krystalle Voecks on November 3rd, 2007, a day after Old Massively was founded – or I suppose to be more accurate, a day after it was rechristened from a Second Life blog into a multi-MMO website under AOL. In other words, a Daily Grind has been written almost every single day for the last 11 years. That’s like over 4000 Daily Grinds. That is a legacy, people. We’ve been kicking off the day with a community discussion topic for a very, very long time. So today, in honor of that legacy, I’m gonna pick out my top favorite Daily Grinds from 2018 – one from each month! This TDG provoked interesting discussion but no consensus other than “it depends.” While some folks are against it no matter what, others are willing to consider it if the mechanics make sense and it doesn’t become a grind. Again, the comments were mixed. Folks seem to agree on two points: PvP content is definitely cheaper to make, and nobody wants to be forced into PvP or PvE content against his or her will. In spite of the continuing decline of the pay-to-play MMO market, most folks seem to believe the sub model can work and certainly wish that it will return again, though I don’t think they have “battle/season pass” nonsense in mind. Our community had so many great ideas that would make wonderful MMOs. Diablo! Shadowrun! Dragon Age! Dune!… [Read full story]